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Salary: c. £37,827 (Dependant on Skills and Experience)
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire with agile working
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We're proud to make a difference for all our members, by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from climate change and food standards to rural crime and broadband rollout.
Purpose Of The Role & How You Will Contribute
The purpose of the role is to act as the national expert on horticulture and potato policy, working alongside the national horticulture and potato board to deliver its Growth Strategy ambition. Youll support the Senior Policy Specialist to remove identified policy barriers and actively seek out opportunities to champion the British horticulture and potato sector.
What Youll Bring
Youll bring a keen eye to win, proactively seeking to create opportunities that will raise the profile of our members with political and non-political stakeholders. You must be able to multi-task, work at pace and have the confidence to self-motivate. Youll be a great communicator and collaborator, able to build meaningful relationships with stakeholders to achieve our goals.
Why choose us?
Benefits
Join us and youll find an organisation that encourages and enables you to achieve your full potential. In return you will be rewarded with a full range of benefits including:
Generous holiday allowance (starting at 25 days a year + Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service), plus 1 annual Christmas company day
Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
Company funded health Cashplan
Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Performance-related pay
Competitive Pension and Life assurance
Access to interest-free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
Employee Assistance program to help you deal with lifes challenges
Discounts on a range of new vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more
Attractive, modern office, with on-site restaurant and free parking
Who We Are
Every day, we're the voice of around 44,000 British farmers and growers who produce food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both online and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues to government ministers. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.
Policy Directorate - Food Farming & the Environment Department
This team takes an active role in developing and influencing the policies that benefit farming & grower businesses across England and Wales. This means working closely with the National Commodity Board members to shape and influence policymakers, keeping up to date with and responding to national and international developments, engaging and working collaboratively with stakeholders and most importantly connecting with and advising NFU members.
Its exciting, complex work, covering every area of horticulture and dealing with a range of stakeholders, from crop associations to government ministers, civil servants and the media. The sheer variety of our work means you can be involved in a wide range of projects from initial research to policy delivery. Our collaborative approach means youll find plenty of opportunities to build your knowledge its up to you to take them.
Join us
Were committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce. Well support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions with your personal commitments including discussions around agile and flexible work options.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If we decide we've found the right person for the role, we reserve the right to withdraw this advert and close applications before the closing date.
You may also have experience in the following: Policy Adviser, Policy Officer, Regulatory Officer, Policy Executive, Policy Analyst, Policy Research, Senior Policy Adviser, Project Management, etc
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